Positivity: Ethan’s the hero of Bader Street
Monday, 24 March 2008
The Hamilton suburb of Bader has been in the media for all the wrong reasons lately, but Ethan Slater changed that this week.
The 11-year old boy helped save his mother’s life on Tuesday morning after she collapsed on their kitchen floor.
His mother Shelley Pitts told the Times yesterday all she remembered was washing the dishes when she fell.
Despite being put in the scary situation, Ethan, who was at home with his brother Flynn, three, calmly dialled 111. Melville community police officers Senior Constables Paul Francis and Bill Taua were on patrol just around the corner and were first on the scene.
Mr Francis said although Ethan was very upset, he not only followed correct procedure for an emergency situation but also comforted his mother, who was unconscious, by putting a pillow under her head and looked after his little brother until emergency services arrived.
“He did everything right. He managed to get on the phone, get police, ambulance and get Mum off to hospital. He was quite brave and did very well. He had his little brother there too, who’s only a wee tot.”
Mrs Pitts said it was lucky Ethan was home for the day sick, otherwise the situation could have been a lot worse. “I’m so stoked. People have been telling me a lot this week that Ethan’s a hero. I keep telling him that he definitely saved my life.”
During a special assembly at St Pius School on Thursday morning, Mr Francis and Mr Taua presented Ethan with a Certificate of Appreciation from Waikato police area commander Alan Boreham. …..
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